Deicing salt: great for cars and pedestrians, not so much for plants. In fact, deicing salt can be toxic to plants in high quantities, and even in smaller amounts will stunt growth and damage foliage.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — As the First Coast has dealt with more hurricanes and tropical storms in the last 5 years, gardening trends are changing. Some people are using more plants that are salt-tolerant ...

Delays in delivery of salt-tolerant crops may be due to the need for resource development. This should include the domestication of wild salt-resistant species, such as Salicornia shown here growing ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — After nearly a year without snow, winter is back in full swing in Central Pennsylvania. Along with snow storms comes all of the prep and materials needed to clean up that snow. One ...

This undated photo shows an iced-up plant in New Paltz, NY. Winter ice can break plant and human limbs. Rock salt, which can be damaging to plants, is not the only way to clear it from paths. (Lee ...

Winter weather arrived in Greater Columbus this past week, and with colder temperatures, ice and snow, comes the need to control ice buildup on driveways, sidewalks and other outdoor surfaces. Before ...

Despite years of effort and advances in understanding how salinity tolerance works in plants, very few salt-tolerant crops have been released for commercial use. In a comprehensive review of breeding ...

Salt intrusion is a growing concern worldwide. Eleonora Saccon, who completed a master's degree in climate change ecology in her native Italy, studied the effects of salty surface water at the NIOZ ...

Saltwater incursion in the municipal water supply sounds scary. But gardeners shouldn't panic. This has happened before, as recently as 1988. Other parts of the world that are incredibly productive ...

We’re running out of agricultural land, and fresh water is an increasingly precious commodity in many parts of the world. But one thing we’re not short of is sea water, which covers more than 70% of ...